Resilient tire



Nov. e, 1923. 1,473,414

` J. M. ABRAMS RES ILIENT TIRE Filed April 2, 1923 5mm/mbo:

Y the character described and shown in'niy prior UL* S. Letters PatentrNros. 1,392,671,

PatentedA Nove ,6,1923r- Y' JOHN-,1 M. .eA-BYBAMS, *ornisirooiri'szi,Y N nwjroiiz.

' n Y REsILiEnT lfzriianf A more particularlylto a tire possessing properl resiliency and long A lifeg'andVv it' is composed o f an kouter rubber and fabric shoe or casing of the usual orspecial type, a metal sub-` stitute for the usualwpneumatic tube and, if desired, an inner protector bet-Ween the shoe and metal substitute.i c Y Y i It has for its objecttoprovide a tirewhich shall possess the advantages of the v wellf known pneumatic tire, .yet havenone ofthe ,"isadvantage's thereof Aand which shall haveV improved load distributing'facilities. The 4 invention relatesmore especially to atire -of 1,392,672 and 1,401,948 ,Y and consists in asso#y ciating with the resilient riser portion of the substitute Ametal member 'a ring, member for better distributing-,the loadupon thetire as well as for strengthening to the properextent the resilient structure asawhole L The nature of the invention, however, will Y best be understood ywhen described in c onnectionthe accompanying drawings, in Y which-yV f F ig. 1 is a. .transverse `section thru the. tire and rim. Y Y

' F 2- and S'Y'are sectional views taken respectively on the lines ,V2-2;

` and 3+3,Fig; 1,`lool ing"Y in` the directionfof the arrows.

rig. 411s a, kclenchedzw illust-imgene parts composing the resilient metal-member and the associated load' distributing member; Similarcharacters of -reference designate corresponding parts thruout theY several views; Y

Referring to the drawings,k 10 designates the rim of-a vehiclefwheel and is [shown turned upwardly Yalong kthe two outer edges to receive corresponding beads 1l of the shoe portion 12 of the tire. Therim con,- stitutes the tire supporting portion of a wheel (not shown); and the said' shoe may be of any well-known or special construction and is to be held to the said rim in any suit-` able manner.` Y l useY ieee, Y. sei-'iai njfeeegaeii..

5m i aan ing and' havin as by y Y Risers are V,provided by this strip, larly rset forth in inyaforementioned U.Av S.

.` former being preferably permanently fixed `toY one-sof vtheends Y` Letters YPatent, the risers being' turned out-j wardly and overgtransversely `of thefshoe 'loV ,Y -Y

vder transversely ofthe shoe. The cooperYati-" f while the'di'op's'are turned inwardly;` andluning risers 15, moreover, donot quite close at c y pneumatictube employed vrin Y connectionwitha shoeqin tires Voffth'is chann j actei isiidispensed with iii theimproved-tiregi. l

andthe.` same-.is replaced by ,circulan metal filler meinberdisposed. withii'i.tliecasv g its two'ends suitably secured ineansofnuts-Yl and bolts 14a-nd the i l'andvdropsnlY f as more particu-l; i

their .ends but aii'ordYa slight sepa-ration.V *i

V'lhe saidresilient member providedwith the" risers and drops'is designed thru the latter;

to lock the shoe to therim vbyf-means of locking or wedging meinberl', similarlyto Y `In accordance with the'invention, therefis ersian annular load the arrangement setforthin the saidLettersV rient." Y c ser," provided over theupperfportionsof the ris L .distributing inenjlber:123.'V Y

This member'consists of a band of'non-resilvient metal suitably ysecured at the lends and is designed to contactgthruolit the`v jtire 'sub-V outerends ofthe ris/ers Y widthto coverjsubst'ane v Vtially the upper-turned-'over portionylt is, v

also, preferablyprovided with a circular de-` stantially withfthe.V and is of. suliicient pression forming a ridge" l19 designed, to,

between thel separated ends r of the risersto f be heid .thereby mp1s@ rennyeiy, to chg-Y f saidfrisersi- Y i vAs in the embodiment setforthvin the aforesaid Letters Patent', it is preferred; to male member20ofgleatheror`f1 Y; compos itionth e'same being 'insertedoverY 15j L' Y the risers and annularmember and between o f `a protector the. latter aiidfth'efcasing.` In order further I Yioo form'the outer'surface oftheprotector 120to7' f i* Y Y thelinner surface yof theshoe,the l'said Vpro'f ffi tectoris'recessed along .its Vinner;surface ,ton

tov position the annularlmeinbepand'to @ik accomiii'odatethe metal of the annular,inem` ber 18.- This is best effectedby, constructing the protectorV of'laminations, for example of the. thickness of the metal of theV annular v member and omittinga portion of the Vinner lamination for the accommodation ofthe saidannular member, as shown. The lami- 'c nations are, furthermore, providedAwith-reg, istering perforations'21 vwhich are designed to receive a suitablev filler material, as a cement, serving not only to insure thel laminations against sliding upon each other, but to increase the wear-resistance ot' Vthe, protector.

In the provision of the said annular member between the ient risers, the load upon the tire is more uniformly distributed and any tendency of loosening of shoe and fabric from the resilient metallic 'support member dueto flattoning by ground resistance, will be taken up by the transmission ot the pressure thru the non-resilient annular member.

l. In a vehicle tire: the combination with a rim and a shoe or casing carried by same, a metal member extending'thruout the interior 'et' the casing and having' lrisers and drops extending respectively outifardly and inwardly as well as transversely ot' the shoe, and means to retain the metal member and shoe to the rim; ot' an annular metal meniber surrounding thev outer portions ot the risers 'between saine and the slice.

f 2. In a vehicle tire: the combination with a rim and a shoe or casing carried by same, a metal member extending thruout the interior of the casing' and having` yrisers and drops extend-ing' respectively outwardly and inwardly as well as transversely of the shoe, and means to retain the metal member and shoe to the rim; o't' a non-resilient annular metal member surroundingthe outerrp'ortions otl the risers between same and the shoe. y

3; In a'vehicletire: the combination with a rim and a shoe or casing carried by same, a metal member extending` tliruout the in-V terior of the casingand having risers and drops extending respectively outwardly and inwardly as well as transversely of the shoe, and means to'y retain the metal member and shoe to the rim ,"ot' a non-resilient annular member surrounding the outer port-ions of the risers and provided vvlth means adapted to til between the ends ol' cooperating risers.

4. In a vehicle tire: the lcombin-ation with arim and' a shoe orcasing carried by same,

a metal member evtendingi` thruout the in-V Yterior of the casing and haviiigrisers and drops extending respectively outwardly and y inwardly as well as transversely of the shoe,

Vand means to ret-ain the metal member and shoe tothe rim; ot a non-resilient annular member surrounding the outer port-ions ot.

they risers and provided with a circular deshoe V(protector) and resil-l pression to afford a, ridge adapted to tit between the separated 'ends of cooperating risers.

5. In a vehicle tire: the combination with a rim and a shoe or casingr carried by sanie, ainetal member extending,` thruout the in`` terior of the casingand having;` lrisers and drops extending respectively outwardly and inwardly as well as transversely of the shoe,

and means to retain the metal member and shoe to the rim; yof a non#resilient-` annular member surrounding the outer portions of the risers,A and a protector member over said.

annular member and risers and located be? tween the former and the shoe.

6. In a vehicle tire the'combination with a rim and a shoe or casing carried by saine,

Va metal member extending'thruout the interior oit the casing` and havingrisers and drops inwardly as well as transversely ot the shoe, and means to retain the metal ineinbei'and extending` respectively outwardly and shoe to the rim; eta non-"resilient annular 1 member surroi'indingythe outer vportions of the risers, and a. laminated protector-member over said annular `member Yand risers, having a portion rvof its inner lamination iemoved to accommodate the annular member.

7. In a vehicle tire: the combination with f a. rim and a shoe or casing carried by same,

a metal member extending thruout the in-- terior ofthe casing and 'having risers and drops extendingrespectively outwardly and inwardly aswell as transversely oit the shoe, and means toretain the metal member and shoe tothe rim; of a laminated protector member betweensaid risers and easing, the said laminat-ions being provided Vwith* holes, and

wear-resisting' fillingY rmaterial within Vsaid holes.

8. In a vehicle tire: the combination with Y a rim and a shoe or casing` carried by saine,

a metal member extending thruout thein terior of the 'casing and havingrisers and drops extending respectiveiy outwardly and inwardly as well as transverselyof the'shoe,V

and means to retain the. iii/etal niember'antl shoe to the rim; otra non-resilient annular member surrounding,- the outer porti'onsoft the risers, a laminatedprotector memberY over said annular member' and risers, they laminations being provided with registering holes, and` wear-resisting "filling material Within said holes.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county i. of Kings and `State of YNew York, this, '28thV day of March, A. D.. 1923.

Y y JOI-INM. ABRAMS. 

